Archives August 2012

Ashoka, association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, unveiled the new fellows of its Canadian branch on August 23. We are pleased to announce the nomination of Frank Escoubès, founder of Imagination for People, as an Ashoka Fellow, making him a member of a prestigious network of social entrepreneurs with more than 3,000 members in 72 countries. This is a major opportunity for Imagination for People who can now call upon Ashoka members worldwide for their expertise within an approach of collaboration and cooperation, as well as deployment of the I4P “citizen consulting” offer. To learn more ...

After a long silence linked to the multiple projects in preparation for September, Imagination for People is resuming its frontfacing activitie: - Imagination for People (IP) will be partnering with HEC Montreal for the 2nd annual International Graduate Competition (IGC). IGC is an international case study competition bringing together teams of students from prestigious business schools worldwide. Through the competition, teams take up an organization’s strategic challenges and come up with solutions. Social Innovation will be this year’s theme. - Frank Escoubès, IP’s founder, was featured on the August 10 episode of Radio-Canada’s “Bande à Part” radio show ...